Kansas legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Kansas SB423: Requiring certain cost-sharing assistance be applied toward a covered individual's deductible or annual out-of-pocket limit under the individual's health benefit plan
Status: In committee, April 10, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning health insurance; relating to cost-sharing requirements; requiring certain cost-sharing assistance be applied toward a covered individual's deductible or annual out-of-pocket limit under the individual's health benefit plan.
From the introduced text, January 29, 2026:
AN ACT concerning health insurance; relating to cost-sharing requirements; requiring certain cost-sharing assistance be applied toward a covered individual's deductible or annual out-of-pocket limit under the individual's health benefit plan. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: Section 1. (a) As used in this section: (1) "Cost-sharing requirement" means any copayment, coinsurance, deductible or annual limitation on cost sharing, including a limitation subject to 42 U.S.C. § 18022(c) or 42 U.S.C. § 300gg-6(b), required by or on behalf of a covered individual in order to receive a prescription drug covered by the covered individual's health benefit plan whether covered as a medical or pharmacy benefit. (2) "Health benefit plan" means the same as defined in K.S.A. 402209d, and amendments thereto. (3) "Health insurer" means the same as defined in K.S.A. 40-4602, and amendments thereto. (4) "Pharmacy benefits manager" means a person, business or other entity that performs pharmacy benefits management. "Pharmacy benefits manager" includes any person or entity acting in a contractual or employment relationship for a pharmacy benefits manager in the performance of pharmacy benefits management for a covered entity. "Pharmacy benefits manager" does not include a covered insurance entity. (5) "Pharmacy services administrative organization" means an entity operating within Kansas that contracts with one or more independent pharmacies to conduct business with third-party payers …
Sponsors
- Dinah Sykes, Dinah (I) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Committee
- : Committee of the Whole - Be passed
- : Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Education
- : Hearing: Friday, February 6, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 218-N
- : Referred to Committee on Education
- : Introduced
- : Referred to Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance
- : Introduced
Subjects: Insurance
Common questions
- What is SB423?
- SB423 is a bill in the Kansas Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Requiring certain cost-sharing assistance be applied toward a covered individual's deductible or annual out-of-pocket limit under the individual's health benefit plan.
- What does SB423 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning health insurance; relating to cost-sharing requirements; requiring certain cost-sharing assistance be applied toward a covered individual's deductible or annual out-of-pocket limit under the individual's health benefit plan.
- What is the status of SB423?
- In committee as of April 10, 2026. Latest action: Died in Committee (April 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB423?
- Dinah Sykes, Dinah (I).
- Where is the official record for SB423?
- On the Kansas Legislature website: https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/sb423/
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